• MD ABIDA BEGUM

Canadian Literature (Widely Abbreviated as Can Lit) is Literature originating from Canada .Canadian writers have produced a wide Variety of Genres .The First Writers of English in Canada were visitors- explorers Travellers and British Officers –Who Recorded their Impressions of British North America in Charts ,Diaries ,Journals and Letters .These Foundational Documents of Journey and Settlements Presage The Documentary Tradition in Canadian Literature in Which Geography ,History and Arduous Voyages of Exploration and Discovery Represent The Quest for Myth of Origins and for a Personal and National Identity Since Before European Contact and The Confederation of Canada ,Indigenous People in North America have Occupied the Land and Maintained a Rich and Diverse History of Culture , Identity ,Language , Art and Literature .Indigenous Literature is a Problematic Term as Every Cultural Group has its Own Distinct Oral Tradition ,Language and Cultural Practices . After the Colonization of Canada the Dominant European Cultures were Originally English, French and Gaelic .By the Implementation of Policy of Multiculturalism With in Billingual Frame Work in 1971,Canadian Critics and Academics Gradually began to Recognize that there Existed a more Diverse Population of Readers and Writers .The Country’s Literature has been strongly Influenced by International Immigration, Particularly in Recent Decades Since 1980’s Canada Ethnic and Cultural Diversity has been Openly Reflected in its Literature, With Many of its Most Prominent Writers Focusing on Ethnic Minority , Identity, Duality and Culture Differences Margaret Laurence was one of the Outstanding Writers of Canadian Literature .The Stone Angel and The Diviners were the Manawaka Novels of Margaret Laurence . Her Novels became Memorable not only with the unique Canadian Voice ,But also with the Depiction of her female Protagonists .In the Novel The Stone Angel ,It Presents The Life Story of Hagar Shipley , A Ninety Four Old Women Awaiting for Death, Reviewing Her Past Life And Relationships, A Concrete Expressions of Her Quest for Self-Hood And Consequent Discovery of Truth About Herself. “The Diviners” is A Typical Work of Margaret Laurence, In Which the Issue of Human Identity , The Female Identity Becomes Synonymous With The Figure of A Woman as The Survivor . The Central Character is Morag Gunn ,Who is A Novelist who is Trying to Find her Own Voice as A Writer in A Patriarchal Set-Up .

Canadian fiction,Self –Identity, self-hood, realization, repentance, survival and freedom.

"SEARCH FOR SELF-HOOD ; ASTUDY OF MARGARET LAURENCE’S THE STONE ANGEL AND THE DIVINERS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.658-664, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908A46.pdf

"SEARCH FOR SELF-HOOD ; ASTUDY OF MARGARET LAURENCE’S THE STONE ANGEL AND THE DIVINERS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp658-664, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908A46.pdf